6991General Orders, 18 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
A board of General Officers to consist of Majr General McDougall, Brigadiers General Parsons and...
6992From George Washington to John Eccleston, 6 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the post of Wednesday last, I enclosed you an answer to an address of the Landholders & other...
6993Outline on the Federal Constitution, 1 September 1829 (Madison Papers)
The compound Govt. of U. S is without a model, and to be explained by itself; not by similitudes...
6994From George Washington to John Hanson, 14 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received information that a lurking party of the Enemy is sent out to intercept the mail...
6995To George Washington from Major General William Heath, 30 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
By a Letter Just received from Colo. Harrison, I am Informed that it is your Excellency’s...
6996To George Washington from George Cornell, 10 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Memorial of George Cornell of Portsmouth On Rhode Island—Your Excellency Humble Memorialist...
6997To George Washington from Timothy Dwight, 5 July 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have delayed an answer to your Excellency’s letter, which I duly received, from an expectation...
6998To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 21 July 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that we arrived here yesterday, and had the pleasure to find all...
6999Remission for the Mercurius, Christian Bodom, 3 March 1817 (Madison Papers)
Whereas it has been represented to me that at a Circuit Court of the United States for the...
7000To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 31 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer is the Honble. John Wheelock President of...
7001To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 21 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I do myself the honor of enclosing documents to establish the Citizenship of a son of Mr...
7002Francis Hopkinson to the American Commissioners, 5 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Three ALS : American Philosophical Society Since my last of Feby. 20th. there have issued from my...
7003To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 15 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you lately, kind sir, begging the favour of you to direct in every thing about the...
7004To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 1 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 26th. has found me here, on my way to Washington. I shall spend but a few days...
7005To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, September 18, 1794. “I have to request that a warrant may...
7006Thurdsday June 19. (Adams Papers)
I have been the longer in the Arg umen t of this Cause not for the Importance of the Cause...
7007From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 13 January 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received yours of Sept. [ blank ] and Nov. 4. It gave me...
7008From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Delaire, 25 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very sensible of the humanity and generosity which the merchants of Rochelle were so good as...
7009To Benjamin Franklin from John Emery, 20 January 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Capt. Michael Dupee in a Small Schooner I dispatchd from...
7010From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 22 July 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have received My Dear Marquis Your letter of the 20th inclosing me those you had received from...
7011To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 21 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 18th. came to hand this morning, & I feel exceedingly obliged by your early...
7012To Thomas Jefferson from the Continental Board of War, 12 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
War Office [ Philadelphia ] , 12 Dec. 1780. Case of 1st Lt. Thomas Warner, formerly of the 7th...
7013From Alexander Hamilton to John B. Church, 4 August 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
The only letter I have received from you in a considerable time is one introducing Lt Col...
7014From George Washington to Colonel Armand, 28 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Col. Hamilton delivered me your letter of [ ]. It is with pleasure I declare to you that I have...
7015To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a letter from his Excellency Governor Jay, dated Albany 7th May ’99, respecting the...
7016To George Washington from Thomas Farrington, 23 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
Be pleased, to accept the inclosed, as a real Testimony, of a sincere, & candid Respect, & Esteem...
7017To John Jay from Peter Jay, 16 January 1764 (Jay Papers)
Your letter and the Boy were immediately sent to M r . Punderson, who I’ve not seen since but am...
7018From John Adams to Jan Willink, 9 October 1801 (Adams Papers)
It is a long time, since I had the pleasure to write to you: but this omission has arisen from...
7019From George Washington to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 23 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of yours of the 17th inst: The Militia from the Westward, who had been detained...
7020To George Washington from the Quakers, 17 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
It was the exhortation of the Apostle Paul that supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving...
7021Virginia Resolutions, 21 December 1798 (Madison Papers)
JM’s writing of the Virginia Resolutions should be seen in the light of a long series of actions...
7022From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy Adams, 21 June 1822 (Adams Papers)
We have accomplished our journey thus far as well as I anticipated but my brother was so ill this...
7023To Thomas Jefferson from John Davis, 31 August 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lately visited that Scene which you have pronounced one of the most stupendous in Nature,...
7024To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 3 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
I can gather no news from the Officers of the Neptune worth communicating. Mr. Crawford has told...
7025To George Washington from John Polson, 4 February 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your obliging favor of the 28th of Septr last came to my hands the 21st Ulto under cover from...
7026To George Washington from James Madison, 2 July 1784 (Washington Papers)
The sanction given by your favor of the 12th inst. to my desire of remunerating the genius which...
7027Instruction to Virginia Delegates in re Demobilization of Troops, 26–27 June 1783 (Madison Papers)
FC (Virginia State Library). Docketed: “Resolution For advancing three Months pay to the Soldiers...
7028To Thomas Jefferson from James Cole Mountflorence, 1 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you herewith the Manuscript relative to the Events of the French...
7029To Benjamin Franklin from Charles B. Cochran, 3 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je Serai venu vous rendre plutot mes devoirs mais jen ai été...
7030Nathaniel Macon to Thomas Jefferson, 20 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I did not receive your letter of the 19–ultimo , untill yesterday, it had no doubt been at...
7031From James Madison to John Armstrong, 14 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
The rein given by Great Britain thro’ the arbitrary decisions of her Admiralty Courts to the...
7032To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 13 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 22nd ult. arrived on the 5th instant, whereupon my Council being convened...
7033From Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 2 March 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
my last to you was of May 2. since which I have recieved yours of May 25. June 1. July 23. 24. &...
7034From Thomas Jefferson to James Swan, 6 May 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The whale oil which is the subject of the inclosed letter having been once delivered into the...
7035From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 May 1799 (Adams Papers)
The combination of a very few ideas has been sufficient to excite apprehensions that the West...
7036The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, 15 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society We this Moment had the...
7037James W. Wallace to Thomas Jefferson, 13 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
8 miles below Dumfries A stage passenger this (11 oclock AM) moment from Baltimore , says the...
7038To James Madison from William Billings, 21 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 9th. inst. I have received, the information you request, I here state as far as...
7039[To Thomas Jefferson from Parent, 4 July 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Beaune, 4 July 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 7 July 1787. Not found.]
7040From George Washington to Thomas Sim Lee, 19 February 1780 (Washington Papers)
About the latter end of December last I had the honor to receive a letter from His Excellency...